1988 European Indoors – Singles

Steffi Graf was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Pam Shriver won in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Manuela Maleeva.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Pam Shriver (champion)
 * 2)  Helena Suková (second round)
 * 3) 🇧🇬 Manuela Maleeva (final)
 * 4)  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇧🇬 Katerina Maleeva (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇮🇹 Sandra Cecchini (first round)
 * 7) 🇫🇷 Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
 * 8) 🇮🇹 Raffaella Reggi (quarterfinals)